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Jo is an ambitious 23-year-old artist who lives in the heart of Manhattan’s bohemian East Village. Her studio apartment is small, cozy, chockablock with art supplies, paintings and sketches in various stages of completion. Investing her considerable youthful energy and passion in a peculiar artistic pursuit, Jo should be bursting comet-like from the city’s art underground at any moment.

What’s delightfully unique about Jo's art is her shakeless fascination with rendering cups of espresso. To most people, a cup of espresso is just a quick caffeine fix, but to Jo, it was a thing of exquisite beauty and global importance. She has studied the intricate patterns formed by the crema and the mesmerizing swirls of

the steam rising from the cup. It became a critical obsession that could not be ignored and Jo knew just how to capture its essence in her art.Jo’s art is a reflection of her personality - attractive, hardworking, dedicated, but most of all energized. She spends long hours alone in her apartment, honing her craft and perfecting her diverse techniques. She experimented with different textures, colors, and compositions, always striving to create something unique and captivating.

Despite the attention her Tixe cups have generated, Jo’s remains humble and approachable. She’s always happy to chat with fellow artists or anyone who stops by her apartment or the galleries where her work has shown. Her work remains remarkably affordable, despite its clear investment potential.

As her practice has evolved, Jo has explored a wide range of new mediums and techniques, but her love for espresso remained constant. She says she has no interest in expanding her universe of subjects.

“It’s just one thing, my muse, my inspiration, my world, this little espresso cup. It speaks to me,” Jo said in an interview with Retne.

“I’ll render it in a million media, with as just many varied technique, but in the end it’ll always be mine, the way it was when I painted that first Tixe cup. Some things just need to stay contant,” she said.